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COMPETITION CARS OF EUROPE

by Anthony Pritchard

Published by Robert Hale & Company. 1st. 1970

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The development and racing history of sixteen different competition cars, some successful, others dismal failures, but all characteristic of their makers and their national background. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index.

Browning and foxing to text block. Rear endpaper is a little grubby. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

ISBN: 0709112513
Stock no. 2126853

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Contents

  • 1. The Years of Power: The story of the Auto Union Grand Prix cars, 1934-9
  • 2. The Most Versatile of Bugattis: The evolution of the Type 57 and its derivatives, 1934-51
  • 3. The Cars of Antony Lago: French Talbot Cars, 1936-57
  • 4. The Last of the Racing Alfas: The evolution of the 158 Grand Prix car, 1938-51
  • 5. Grand Prix Cars from Maranello: The 1.5 and 4.5-litre Ferraris, 1948-51
  • 6. High-Performance Spanish Style: The story of the Nacional Pescara and Pegaso
  • 7. Experiment Without Success: The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante, 1952-3
  • 8. Hot Sports Cars from Turin: Lancia competition sports cars, 1953-4
  • 9. A Chapter in Greatness: Mercedes-Benz competition sports cars, 1952-5
  • 10. The Best of the 2.5-litre Grand Prix Cars: The evolution and racing history of the Maserati 250F, 1954-8
  • 11. The Blunder of the Blue: The French SEFAC, CTA-Arsenal, Gordini and Bughatti Type 251 Grand Prix cars
  • 12. An Italian Hybrid: Lancia and Ferrari V-8 Grand Prix cars, 1954-7
  • 13. Formula for Failure? Porsche Grand Prix cars, 1961-2
  • 14. French Racing Renaissance: Matra Grand Prix cars, 1968-9

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